I'm not really sure how to organize all of this information, so I will just start to write and you can decode the mess. You're welcome :)
What is she like?
* ACTIVE. We aren't sure if she's active as usual or MORE active than usual, but parents that weigh in believe she's a little busier than the average bear. She gets bored with activities very quickly too (kinda like her MAMA!).
* A performer. The girl sure knows how to entertain an audience. She will dance, run around, do yoga, hide, fake laugh.....whatever she needs to do to get a laugh or applause. Kumari often remarks "too much happy joke" when we get home from school.
* Determined or....passionate (perhaps this is a diplomatic way of phrasing it). If she wants to do something, she will try her very best to do it! This poses some challenges as a parent. As in, sometimes I wish I wore a helmet because the two of us have been known to battle it out. Daddy is a little softer. Bet you didn't expect that one!
* Curious. She wants to know what everything is and how everything works. And if you're up to something, she's definitely wanting to know why you're up to that something and how she can do that something herself.
Words she says:
* mama and dada, obviously ;)
* GO! GO! GO! (likely a result of the billion basketball games she's been to)
* ball, baby, bye (seems she is into the letter B right now)
* other sounds include gobble-gobble (no joke!), bawk-a-bawk-a-bawka (a bird theme too?), and a whispered "ha-ta, ha-ta, ha-ta!" Not sure what these sounds mean or are trying to mean, but she is often incredibly happy when she says them.
Some of her tricks:
* shrugging as if to say "I don't know"
* putting both hands on her head with a look of distress whenever anyone says "OH MY GOSH!"
* rocking her "baby" on command
* FREEZING on command (you saw the video!)
* opens her mouth nice and wide when you say "what do you do at the dentist?"
* high fives and hugs
* raises both arms in the air when you say "YAY!!!!!!"
* clapping (she's quite the encourager in this sense)
* covers her face with her hands when you say "has anybody seen Nory?"
Some of her favourite things:
* spinning in circles to get dizzy (as seen in the recent video I posted)
* climbing anything and everything - the couch, her chair, boxes of water, the bistro set....
* playing hide and seek (she LOVES this)
* playing soccer
* pushing bins with wheels (hey, we've got limited options here in Kuwait)
* reading books (the hockey song book is her absolute favourite)
* listening to music and dancing too
* CHEESE. She is cheese OBSESSED - like we sometimes have to spell it out OBSESSED.
* SMOOTHIES. From a legitimate cup. With a legitimate straw. None of this little kid stuff.
* brushing her teeth - with both toothbrush varieties that we own
* going out, anywhere (the mall, the grocery store, the hallway outside the apartment, the neighbour's house)
* all things fluffy (recall we have a "fluffy & fuzzy ban" in the house)
* iPhones (so tech savvy)
* Disney Junior - Sofia the First, Zou, Henry Hugglemonster, Doc McStuffins.....(although she's mostly a fan of the theme songs, interest is lost shortly thereafter)
Things she is NOT so fond of:
* the car seat (you already know about this and we might as well upgrade the word for this one to HATE)
* sitting in her high chair for extended periods of time (What's extended? Depends on the moment...)
* washing and brushing her hair
* getting changed (she's not a screamer but she sure does let you know she's ready to MOVE again)
* messy hands (this poses a problem for arts and crafts)
* the sound of the blender or the drill
What else?
* We aren't really sure yet if she will be left-handed or right-handed. She doesn't seem to show much of a preference and uses both hands for turning the pages of a book, throwing a ball, sorting toys, eating, etc.
* My sister was asking me if she had a favourite colour and strangely enough, I would say she's quite drawn to ALL THINGS ORANGE. It's weird because in my opinion, NOBODY has orange as their favourite colour. Well....turns out that is my sister's favourite colour too. WHOOPS!!!!!
* She's a bit of a stubborn child when it comes to eating (sorry my darling, but it's TRUE!). She would MUCH RATHER be playing and doing her thing than sitting (confined!) and eating her lunch. If I don't provide some SERIOUSLY good entertainment, I can basically call it a day. Unless, of course, it's CHEESE. Or she's interested in something I'm having for snack. She's quite insistent on sampling EVERYTHING that Phil or I are eating.
* She's doing this freaky thing where she RUNS (yes, runs) with her head back (looking straight up at the ceiling). I suppose this is a LITTLE better than the previous freaky thing, where she would RUN (yes, RUN) with her head shaking vigorously back and forth as if saying "no". That one was bad. That one lead to accidents.
* She still only has 8 teeth but this week I think we are working on some more. I say "we" because I really do believe it is a team effort. HELLO 2.5 hours of sleep on Wednesday night.
Phewf. I really do think that is enough for now :) The "Nornado" is finally asleep and I think it's time to relax with Phil.
We love you, Eleanor! We can't wait to learn more about you :) xo
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| "Mom, I can't believe you're going to do this!" |
What is she like?
* ACTIVE. We aren't sure if she's active as usual or MORE active than usual, but parents that weigh in believe she's a little busier than the average bear. She gets bored with activities very quickly too (kinda like her MAMA!).
* A performer. The girl sure knows how to entertain an audience. She will dance, run around, do yoga, hide, fake laugh.....whatever she needs to do to get a laugh or applause. Kumari often remarks "too much happy joke" when we get home from school.
* Determined or....passionate (perhaps this is a diplomatic way of phrasing it). If she wants to do something, she will try her very best to do it! This poses some challenges as a parent. As in, sometimes I wish I wore a helmet because the two of us have been known to battle it out. Daddy is a little softer. Bet you didn't expect that one!
* Curious. She wants to know what everything is and how everything works. And if you're up to something, she's definitely wanting to know why you're up to that something and how she can do that something herself.
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| "Hey Dad! What are you doing with that broom? Can I try?!" |
Words she says:
* mama and dada, obviously ;)
* GO! GO! GO! (likely a result of the billion basketball games she's been to)
* ball, baby, bye (seems she is into the letter B right now)
* other sounds include gobble-gobble (no joke!), bawk-a-bawk-a-bawka (a bird theme too?), and a whispered "ha-ta, ha-ta, ha-ta!" Not sure what these sounds mean or are trying to mean, but she is often incredibly happy when she says them.
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| BYE!!!!!!!!! |
Some of her tricks:
* shrugging as if to say "I don't know"
* putting both hands on her head with a look of distress whenever anyone says "OH MY GOSH!"
* rocking her "baby" on command
* FREEZING on command (you saw the video!)
* opens her mouth nice and wide when you say "what do you do at the dentist?"
* high fives and hugs
* raises both arms in the air when you say "YAY!!!!!!"
* clapping (she's quite the encourager in this sense)
* covers her face with her hands when you say "has anybody seen Nory?"
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| YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Some of her favourite things:
* spinning in circles to get dizzy (as seen in the recent video I posted)
* climbing anything and everything - the couch, her chair, boxes of water, the bistro set....
* playing hide and seek (she LOVES this)
* playing soccer
* pushing bins with wheels (hey, we've got limited options here in Kuwait)
* reading books (the hockey song book is her absolute favourite)
* listening to music and dancing too
* CHEESE. She is cheese OBSESSED - like we sometimes have to spell it out OBSESSED.
* SMOOTHIES. From a legitimate cup. With a legitimate straw. None of this little kid stuff.
* brushing her teeth - with both toothbrush varieties that we own
* going out, anywhere (the mall, the grocery store, the hallway outside the apartment, the neighbour's house)
* all things fluffy (recall we have a "fluffy & fuzzy ban" in the house)
* iPhones (so tech savvy)
* Disney Junior - Sofia the First, Zou, Henry Hugglemonster, Doc McStuffins.....(although she's mostly a fan of the theme songs, interest is lost shortly thereafter)
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| Shopping for groceries this afternoon :) |
Things she is NOT so fond of:
* the car seat (you already know about this and we might as well upgrade the word for this one to HATE)
* sitting in her high chair for extended periods of time (What's extended? Depends on the moment...)
* washing and brushing her hair
* getting changed (she's not a screamer but she sure does let you know she's ready to MOVE again)
* messy hands (this poses a problem for arts and crafts)
* the sound of the blender or the drill
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| "Can you please just get these on the fridge so we can wash my hands?!!!" |
What else?
* We aren't really sure yet if she will be left-handed or right-handed. She doesn't seem to show much of a preference and uses both hands for turning the pages of a book, throwing a ball, sorting toys, eating, etc.
* My sister was asking me if she had a favourite colour and strangely enough, I would say she's quite drawn to ALL THINGS ORANGE. It's weird because in my opinion, NOBODY has orange as their favourite colour. Well....turns out that is my sister's favourite colour too. WHOOPS!!!!!
* She's a bit of a stubborn child when it comes to eating (sorry my darling, but it's TRUE!). She would MUCH RATHER be playing and doing her thing than sitting (confined!) and eating her lunch. If I don't provide some SERIOUSLY good entertainment, I can basically call it a day. Unless, of course, it's CHEESE. Or she's interested in something I'm having for snack. She's quite insistent on sampling EVERYTHING that Phil or I are eating.
* She's doing this freaky thing where she RUNS (yes, runs) with her head back (looking straight up at the ceiling). I suppose this is a LITTLE better than the previous freaky thing, where she would RUN (yes, RUN) with her head shaking vigorously back and forth as if saying "no". That one was bad. That one lead to accidents.
* She still only has 8 teeth but this week I think we are working on some more. I say "we" because I really do believe it is a team effort. HELLO 2.5 hours of sleep on Wednesday night.
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| "Okay, okay! MOM that is ENOUGH!!!!!!" |
We love you, Eleanor! We can't wait to learn more about you :) xo
This wonderful little creature is having the best start to her life.......thanks to 2 amazing parents! :)
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